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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1897
Page
10
A jumbled OCR page details movements and meetings across Adair and Muscatine areas. Mentions Abe Mills Masnidoatti Bonita sitter moon and multiple locals planning school events, Mr. Wilters in Atlantic, painters at New Park Hotel, and a September 1997 American history program with courses, unity and progression themes for rural schools.
A discussion outlines a method to manage a classroom with eight young pupils by appointing a larger pupil as monitor to oversee the rest. Emphasis on purposeful practice, individualization, and habit formation over trying to do everything.
A series of short items reports two Youngs from Greenfield and visitors from Menlo en route to a Presbytery meeting, a lost large account book found near the post office between Walnut street and the city, with reward at Stier, Martin & Danb’s store. Barn fire near Massena destroys four horses two wagons hay and machinery. causes and insurance unclear. Local moves include Mrs Amelia Zimmerman and child leaving Noble township after a visit with Henry Kuester. William Denham barn fire is the standout event of the week. Citizens: Rev L B Keith spoke at a Menlo union meeting on home department Sunday school outreach. Also notes health treatment updates for Tee and family, travel plans for Christian Olsen and Fred Lindo, Hood’s Sarsaparilla advertisement, and Isaac Dickerson’s bank case continuance due to family illness.
Dan Presiding Elder Rameey led Sunday service at M B Church and raised about 8400 toward conference year finances, leaving a small balance. The evening crowd filled the church for the closing service as Rev L B Wickersham delivered a strong address and the congregation bid the retiring pastor Godspeed with handshakes.
A five year old boy from Atlantic named Glen Kringle wandered off while his parents attended church. Believed to be headed to Walnut to visit his grandfather, he boarded the No. 5 train at Atlantic and rode to Avoca before being found by the station agent. His father collected him that afternoon after a brief systematic search.
An ad declares that each sale must stand on its own merit and invites buyers to sample new fancy bird's eye worsted suits for boys and young men. It touts last year’s stock absence, a strong price of 6.50 for young men up to twenty and 3.25 for boys, plus a dollar sixty for all wool boys suits.
Twenty five friends surprised Geo. McKinstry on his eighteenth birthday with a party at his home, and Miss Dorothy Dallas presented a birthday spoon. At the Y M C A rooms a large gathering discussed the open saloon, with Prof. Moore, Rev. Hill, and Rev. Keith urging temperance and voting to adjourn to Monday. A resolutions committee was named and the meeting closed with a strong temperance spirit.
A Madrid dispatch reports a brief exchange between United States Minister Woodford and the Duke of Tetuan amid cordial greetings and goodwill. Louisville announces 1899 racing events including the Kentucky Derby and Oaks with entries closing Oct. 15. Edwards reports a brighter yellow fever situation with 19 official cases. Secretary Gage departs for Chicago for a stay expected to last until about Oct. 10.
Editor Morrison of the Worthington Sun extols Electric Bitters as a valuable remedy for constipation and sick headaches and as a tonic. Annie Stelle of Chicago, once run down and unable to digest food, regained health after six bottles, with backache vanishing and renewed strength. Prices are 50 cents and $1.00 at Vic Emmert & Co. drug store.
Republican Prosperity, Mumby & Dean complain of being overlooked while trade favors the city’s Furnishing House. A dealer asserts Chicago sourcing, vows to stay local, and notes three fine suits sold. An advertisement extols Shaker Digestive Cordial as a remedy for indigestion with a trial bottle offered.
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